Posts by Phyllis Graber Jensen
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ThursdayFebruary 12, 2009 |
Bates psychology professor studies achievement of boys and young menProfessor of Psychology Georgia Nigro participates in the Maine Boys Network, a consortium of policy analysts, educators and youth-services professionals that sponsored a year-long study on the academic underachievement of 540 Maine boys and young men |
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FridayFebruary 6, 2009 |
Katalin Vecsey reads from acclaimed memoirs of Judith Isaacson '65Katalin Vecsey, a member of the Bates College theater faculty, reads from the writings of Holocaust survivor Judith Magyar Isaacson ’65 in a free public event. |
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ThursdayFebruary 5, 2009 |
Wake Up Call: A Multimedia PresentationProfessor of German Denis Sweet launched an experiential Short Term course in 2008 that “really deals with one’s self, one’s place in the world and one’s place in society.” He offers the life-changing course once again in Short Term 2009. |
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ThursdayFebruary 5, 2009 |
The Farmer's Father: Steve Hoad '72Blind from birth, Steve Hoad was raised by a mother who “understood that children were children,” he says. “It was expected that I would do things children do.” His outdoors experiences as a child and a desire to conserve land solidified Hoad’s dream to one day live with his family on a farm. |
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WednesdayFebruary 4, 2009 |
2009 King Day Keynote: Who Plays King in the Age of Obama?During her keynote address during Bates’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance, scholar Melissa Harris-Lacewell asked her audience the key question: Now that Obama is president, who in our society is going to play the role of Martin Luther King? |
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WednesdayFebruary 4, 2009 |
Slide show: 2009 Martin Luther King Day at BatesThe 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at Bates College focused on “Inaugurating Change: Where Do We Go From Here?” Each year, Bates observes King’s birthday by suspending regular classes and focusing community attention on special programming throughout the day. |
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FridayNovember 14, 2008 |
The Farmer's FatherBlind from birth, Steve Hoad, Bates College Class of 1972, was raised by a mother who “understood that children were… |
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FridayNovember 14, 2008 |
Wake Up! callProfessor of German Denis Sweet’s Short Term course “Wake Up! An Experiential Journey to Self-Awareness, Nature, and Social Engagement” educates… |
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TuesdayOctober 28, 2008 |
Sulochana's mainstage productionSulochana Dissanayake ’09 of Pita Kotte, Sri Lanka, directed the Bates College theater department’s mainstage production of “A Lie of… |